Ronde. Vast globular bodies of fire were seen projected from the fiery furnace, and bursting, fell back into it, or over it, on the surrounding bushes, which were instantly set in flames. About four hours from the lava boiling over the crater, it reached... Chronological History of the West Indies - Page 493by Thomas Southey - 1827Full view - About this book
| English literature - 1812 - 1020 pages
...projected from the fiery furnace, and bursting, fell back into it, or over it, on the surrounding bushes, which were instantly set in flames. About four hours from the lava boiling over the crater, h reached the sea, as we could observe from the reflection of the fire and the electric flashes attending... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1812 - 760 pages
...bursting, fell back into it, or. over it, on the surrounding bushes, which were inT stantiy set iu flames. About four hours from the lava boiling over the crater, it reached the sea, as we c.iuld observe from the reflection of the fire, and the electric flashes attending it. About hal£... | |
| History - 1813 - 818 pages
...bushes, which were instantly set in flBro«. About /our hours from the lava boiling over the crater, 'k reached the sea, as we could observe from the reflection...fire and the electric flashes attending it. About half-past one, another stream of lava was sefeh descending to the eastward towards Rabacca. The thundering... | |
| Antonio de Alcedo - America - 1814 - 654 pages
...projected from the fiery furnace, and bursting, fell back into it, or over it, on the surrounding bushes, which were instantly set in flames. About four hours...another stream of lava was seen descending to the e. towards Rabacca. The thundering noise of the mountain, and the vibration of sound, that had been... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York (New York, N.Y.) - Science - 1815 - 616 pages
...projected from the fiery furnace, and bursting, fell back into it, or over it, on the surrounding bushes, which were instantly set in flames. About four hours...stream of lava was seen descending to the eastward, toward Rabacca. The thundering noise of the mountain, and the vibration of sound that had been so formidable|hitherto,... | |
| Luke Howard - Clouds - 1818 - 774 pages
...projected from the fiery furnace, and, bursting, fell back into it, or over it, on the surrounding boshes, which were instantly set in flames. About four hours...lava was seen descending to the eastward, towards Habacca. The thundering noise of the mountain, and the vibration of sound that had been so formidable... | |
| 1818 - 384 pages
...projected from the fiery furnace, and bursting, felj hack into it, or over it, on the surrounding hushes, which were instantly set in flames. About four hours...fire, and the electric flashes attending it. About half-past one another stream of lava was seen descending to the east, towards Rebecca. The thundering... | |
| Characters and characteristics - 1820 - 494 pages
...from the fiery furnace, and bursting fell back into it, or over it, on> the surrounding bushes, wluch were instantly set in flames. About four hours from...fire and the electric flashes attending it. About half-past one, another stream of lava was seen descending to the eastward towards Rabacca. The thundering... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - Curiosities and wonders - 1821 - 768 pages
...projected from the fiery furnace, and, bursting, fell back into it, or over it, on the surrounding bushes, which were instantly set in flames. About four hours...could observe from the reflection of the fire and electric flashes attending it. About half past one, the following morning, another stream of lava was... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1821 - 976 pages
...projected from the fiery furnace, and bursting, fell back into it, or over it, on the surrounding bushes, which were instantly set in flames. About four hours...from the lava boiling over the crater, it reached the sua, as we could observe from the reflection of the fire and the electric flashes attending it. About... | |
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